An affirmation is a statement that is being declared as something to be true as defined in the dictionary. So how come so many affirmations do not work?
The problem with affirmations does not lie within the affirmation. An affirmation MUST click with you. It must resonate with you. It must feel true even if your circumstances are far from what you are declaring.
When something is highly emotionally charged, the cells in our bodies record that information. We form neural pathways in our brain (like files in a computer) that keep track of the emotional charge of the experience. It becomes a true experience for us. So it is with the spoken word. When we read or create our own affirmation that clicks and resonates with you, then you have tapped in to a powerful force of creativity within you because you are creating new files to draw from. It takes time but it can begin to happen immediately.
Let’s use money as an example. Many people use affirmations to gain more success and money. If you say
affirmations on increasing your income, debt being paid off, more clients coming, etc. and the affirmations feel like words to you with no excitement or wonder attached to them, then you are expending mental and emotional energy that you could be using to invest in making more money. If you are saying affirmations that you trust 100% will work for you and you feel it to be so true, then you are creating momentum through your positive energy. This energy will feed you so that you can do your part in co-creating what you would like to experience.
People get stuck with affirmations because they don’t “click” with them. Second, there is this notion that if you say affirmations enough, things will just miraculously happen in your life- and they will. But… the missing gap to making things happen is to take charge of your role in life. You are a co-creator and when you pray, say affirmations, meditate and so on, you are inviting God to lift the burdens you may be feeling and to work wonders in your life. Being a co-creator means taking responsibility for your life and doing the work it takes to be a success and create change. You and God, or the Universe – your Source are partners and it takes two (a team effort) to make things happen.
So, find and/or create affirmations that you can speak over any situation and that click with you. Take the steps to create what you are asking for and THEN step aside and the let the wonders of the Universe show up for you.
I share this with you because I WANT you to be successful and to enjoy the true power of affirmations.
As Florence Scovel Shinn says, your word is your wand.
About the Author:
Marilyn B. Rodriguez is an Inspirational Author and Speaker, Emotional Wellness Coach, Master Energy Therapist and Spirituality Expert. More at http://www.embraceyourlight.com
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Great Article! This is what Rev. Ike repeatedly teaches. It’s not enough to simply speak an affirmation. You must feel it and you must believe it — in your gut! Act it out! Do whatever it takes to convince yourself!
Thank YOU Judy! You are absolutely right. You’ve got to feel it in every cell in your body. It’s has got to feel true, real and like there is no gap between where you are now and where you would like to be-even if there is a big gap. Thanks for reading and commenting on my article! Love ~Marilyn
Love this blog, staying positive 24/7 is my goal and that is why I created my new one week old blog….It may be hard to stay positive in the rain, snow, ice, storms, winter, spring, summer, fall but all you have to do is Re program your mind and it can be done
Every bit of correct information on the topic of manifesting helps and your heading in the right direction with this article. We are all learning how it really works, it’s a skill, manifesting. As a long time affirmation crazy person having created some fun miracles simply by rote repetition, I can tell you it’s not the most effective technique (affirmation). I also wonder, if the “god-being” source isn’t secretly thinking, “telling everyone how it really works takes the fun out of figuring it out yourself.” lol
i wanna know if affirmations work for love.